In:
Adoption & Fostering, SAGE Publications, Vol. 32, No. 4 ( 2008-12), p. 19-30
Abstract:
Recent public debates have discussed lesbians and gay men caring for children as a novel phenomenon, but such arrangements are not new. Helen Cosis Brown and Christine Cocker track debates concerning lesbian and gay families and examine the relationship between policy and practice that is evidence based and ideologically driven. They outline the complexities of adoption and fostering practice within its political and social context and argue that the paramountcy of the child's welfare is the lynchpin to understanding the issues involved with the placement of children with lesbian and gay carers. The emphasis, in examining the detail of practice, is on recruitment, assessment, matching and support.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0308-5759
,
1740-469X
DOI:
10.1177/030857590803200404
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2008
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2111632-5
SSG:
5,3
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